Schmidt's blind snake explained

Schmidt's blind snake (Afrotyphlops schmidti, formerly Typhlops schmidti^[1]) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Central and Southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt.^[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

Geographic range

A. schmidti is found in Angola, Zambia, and eastern and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire).

Reproduction

A. schmidti is oviparous.

Further reading

• Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1-61. (Afrotyphlops schmidti, new combination).
• Laurent RF (1956). "Contribution à l'herpétologie de la région des Grandes Lacs de l'Afrique centrale". Annales du Musée royal de Congo belge (Sciences Zoologiques) 48: 1–390. (Typhlops schmidti, new species, p. 71). (in French).
• Wallach V (2003). "Scolecophidia miscellanea ". Hamadryad 27 (2): 222–240. (Rhinotyphlops schmidti, new combination, p. 232).

Notes and References

1. [:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid, Roy W.]
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Rhinotyphlops schmidti, p. 236).